'Daily Voting News' For March 05, 2008

 

There have been no media reports of any huge meltdowns in yesterday’s primaries. The reports may still come but so far all of the reports have been of minor problems. The one major issue is that after all of the previous primaries and caucuses it seems as if the four states who held primaries yesterday were all surprised that turnout was going to be high. How can any jurisdiction be caught without enough paper ballots? How can voters be sent home without voting because there was not enough paper to go around? Listen up Mississippi and Pennsylvania…turnout is going to be high. Prepare for it.

 

One of the issues we heard from the Ohio media is the reports that very few voters asked to use paper ballots even though they were there to be used. Instead they chose to use the touch-screen machines. Of course, the reports don’t mention if the voters were offered a paper ballot as a choice or if the ballots were kept hidden unless a voter specifically asked for one. The reports come from county election officials who were not happy about having to provide paper ballots so any news may be slanted.

 

Meanwhile legislation is moving in Colorado that will force counties to use paper ballots in November. Iowa is another step closer to paper ballots and away from touch-screen voting. Franklin Co Ohio has announced that they are seriously considering scrapping their touch-screens for optical-scan and paper ballots.

 

NAtional: Diebold chair blasts United Tech offer

http://www.forbes.com/markets/feeds/afx/2008/03/05/afx4734528.html

 

NAtional: Diebold chairman criticizes takeover bid in new letter

http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/16256006.html

 

NAtional: Defense Contractor Seeks to Buy Diebold

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/03/defense-contrac.html

 

AR: White County - Early voting options needed

http://www.thedailycitizen.com/articles/2008/03/05/news/top_stories/top01.txt

 

AZ: Voting Review

Pima County prepares to address election challenges and make changes

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/Currents/Content?oid=oid:107536

 

CA: San Mateo County - Vote turnout totals 59.3 percent, county says

http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=1759

 

CO: E-voting machines get OK

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/mar/04/e-voting-machines-get-ok/

 

CO: Coffman certifies the last of electronic voting machines

http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20080304/NEWS/328832066

 

CO: E-voting machines regain certification, clerks prefer mail ballots

http://www.ouraynews.com/Articles-i-2008-03-05-175223.112113_Evoting_machines_regain_certification_clerks_prefer_mail_ballots.html

 

CO: State finishes recertifying voting machines for 2008

County clerks are pleased, but legislators are still weighing a bill to require a mostly paper-ballot system.

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_8454311

 

CO: State lawmakers set to vote on paper ballot election

http://www.krdo.com/Global/story.asp?S=7968709

 

CO: Paper Ballots Pass First Hurdle

http://www.myfoxcolorado.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=5948473&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

 

CO: Morgan County – Editorial - Paper ballot too expensive

http://www.fortmorgantimes.com/articles/2008/03/05/opinion/editorials/voting%20editorial.txt

 

IA: Panel backs ballot scanners in elections throughout Iowa

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080305/NEWS10/803050371/1001/NEWS

 

MS: Mississippi election officials have paper problem

http://www.wreg.com/Global/story.asp?S=7971838&nav=menu93_1_2

 

NM: KKOB Radio News Anchor Laura MacCallum Quits After Station Pulls Stories About Alleged Republican Vote-Buying Efforts

http://f-brilliant.blogspot.com/2008/03/kkob-radio-news-anchor-laura-maccallum.html

 

NM: Rep. Heather Wilson Accused of Felony Vote-Buying in New Mexico; Reporter Quits After News Director Scrubs Story

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5766

 

NY: Less Restrictive Absentee Ballot Rules Called For

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19360167&BRD=1776&PAG=461&dept_id=6363&rfi=6

 

NY: The Necessary Component: Paper Ballots

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_wayne_st_080304_the_necessary_compon.htm

 

OH: Ballot Problems Slow Cleveland Count

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2008/03/04/ballot-problems-slow-cleveland-count/?mod=googlenews_wsj

 

OH: Ballot Shortages Plague Ohio Primary Amid Unusually Heavy Voter Turnout

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/us/politics/05vote.html?ref=politics

 

OH: Democratic 'surprise' overwhelms

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080304/NEWS01/303050007/-1/CINCI

 

OH: Editorial - Voters have done Ohio proud

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=402150&Category=3&subCategoryID=

 

OH: Shortage of ballots leads to extended voting hours in Ohio

http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080305/NEWS09/803050442

 

OH: Crossovers use all the ballots

Some are told to wait - or come back later

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080305/NEWS01/803050380

 

OH: Ballots cast with few minor problems reported

http://zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080305/NEWS03/803050348/1002/NEWS01

 

OH: Cuyahoga County - Optical scan voting works in Ohio

http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/45924-1.html

 

OH: Franklin County - County could spend millions to scrap touch-screens for paper ballots

http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/03/05/BOEmachines.html?sid=101

 

OH: Montgomery County - Few problems with Montgomery County voting

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/03/04/ddn030408votingweb.html

 

OH: Sandusky Co. Polls Delay State Results Until 9 p.m.

http://www.myfoxtoledo.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=5938354&version=14&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1

 

OH: Stark County - Results delayed by optical scan ballots

http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=9&ID=402189&subCategoryID=31

 

OH: Warren County - Demand for Democratic ballots swells with voter turnout

http://www.western-star.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/03/04/ws030408turnoutweb2.html

 

PA: Bucks County - Voting machine official defends reliability to unhappy constituents

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/213-03052008-1498392.html

 

PA: Bucks County - County to stick to voting machines

Bucks commissioners show no signs of switching to scannable ballots

http://www.mcall.com/news/local/all-b1_2vote.6298178mar05,0,6148816.story

 

PA: Lackawanna County - County scraps e-voting plans

http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19359763&BRD=2185&PAG=461&dept_id=415898&rfi=6

 

RI: Some voters hit snags

http://www.projo.com/news/politics/content/WB_wwvote_03-05-08_8O98I6E_v8.37341ee.html

 

TX: Angelina County officials blame machine errors on delay in election results

http://www.lufkindailynews.com/news/content/news/stories/2008/03/05/election.html

 

TX: Angelina County - Late-night vote-tally snafus 'probably set some records'

http://www.lufkindailynews.com/hp/content/news/stories/2008/03/06/Counting_Problems.html

 

TX: Clermont County - Massive Crossover Voting In Clermont County

http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=c79d4e7c-6388-4de0-86fe-d74e97777cfe

 

TX: Dallas County - Voters gripe about delays, confusion at polls

http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa080305_wz_votecomplaints.25b5044e.html

 

TX: Harris County - Investigation Launched Into Vote Stealing

http://www.click2houston.com/investigates/15492166/detail.html

 

TX: Travis County - Problem machines cause voting delay

Technicians out all day Tuesday, but not all problems reported

http://media.www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2008/03/05/University/Problem.Machines.Cause.Voting.Delay-3252663.shtml

 

VA: Senate passes bill to extend election polling in emergencies

http://www.insidenova.com/isn/news/local/article/senate_passes_bill_to_extend_election_polling_in_emergencies/5179/

 

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